Job description
At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. To do this, we start with our own community by creating an open, inclusive, and diverse organization.
Here at Lyft, Data is the only way we make decisions. It is the core of our business, helping us create a transportation experience for our customers, and providing insights into the effectiveness of our product launch & features.
As a Data Engineer, you will play a key role in building and maintaining scalable data infrastructure at Lyft. You will join an early-stage team responsible for data transport, collection, and storage systems while exposing services that prioritize data as a first-class citizen. Your work will involve proposing innovative ideas, evaluating multiple approaches, and implementing solutions based on fundamental principles and supporting data.
You will take ownership of core data pipelines powering Lyft’s top-line metrics and collaborate with cross-functional teams to evolve data models and architectures. By architecting, building, and launching robust data pipelines, you will enable seamless access to insights that fuel critical functions such as Analytics, Data Science, and Engineering.
You will be part of Lyft’s core Marketplace team, focusing on developing pipelines that support decision-making processes for finance, pricing, and driver-related metrics. Your contributions will help data scientists make informed decisions that drive Lyft’s success.
Responsibilities:
- Take ownership of core data pipelines, ensuring resilience, optimal performance, timely delivery, data quality, and seamless onboarding of new features
- Continuously evolve data models and schemas to meet business and engineering requirements
- Implement and maintain systems to monitor and enhance data quality and consistency
- Develop tools that support self-service management of data pipelines (ETL) and perform SQL tuning to optimize data processing performance
- Contribute to the Data Engineering team’s technical roadmap, ensuring alignment with team and stakeholder goals
- Write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code, prioritizing scalability and cost efficiency
- Conduct code reviews to uphold code quality standards and facilitate knowledge sharing
- Participate in on-call rotations to maintain high availability and reliability of workflows and data pipelines
- Collaborate with internal and external partners to remove blockers, provide support, and achieve results
Experience:
- 5+ years of professional experience in data engineering or a related field
- Strong expertise in SQL and experience with Spark and/or PySpark
- Proficiency in a scripting language like Python or Bash
- Strong data modeling skills and a deep understanding of ETL processes
- Experience building and optimizing complex data models and pipelines
- Hands-on experience with workflow management tools (e.g., Airflow or similar)
- Familiarity with Trino SQL (for data quality checks) and a basic understanding of SQS
- Nice to have experience working directly with cross-functional teams (data analytics, data science, engineering) to align data engineering solutions with business goals
Benefits:
- Professional and stable working environment.
- The latest technology and equipment you need.
- Potential to work remotely, including out of country (dependent on work authorizations).
- 28 calendar days for vacation and up to 5 sick days.
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive and foster parents are all eligible.
- Mental health benefits.
- Family building benefits.
This role is fully remote in Ukraine, candidates for this role must be based in the Ukraine. #Remote
